Sunday, December 18, 2011
Led by Eric Gintert
Click Here to Listen to a related sermon called "The Candlestick" by Carter Conlon
Click Here to Listen to a related sermon called "The Candlestick" by Carter Conlon
- Matthew 3:7-12 - The religious men came so they could "fit in" with the crowd... they didn't have a true heart to want to be baptized. Fire is zeal and passion. The word fan is referring to a winnowing fan that, when you shake it, it separates the wheat from the chaff. The chaff is burned up in eternal fire and the wheat is ignited with fire and desire for God. Just as a craftsmen uses fire to brand his piece of work, so Christ uses fire to show those who are His because they have a genuine zeal for Him. To be baptized is to be fully covered... you don't get a little fire but enough fire to fully engulf you in Christ.
- Romans 10:1-3 - We can go to great lengths to gain our own knowledge and righteousness, but we forget that God is the one who does the work in us. He is the one who gives us fire... we can't do it ourselves.
- 1 Corinthians 14:12 - We can be zealous for may spiritual gifts (speaking in tongues, leadership roles, etc.) but we must be ordained by God to do these things... we can have our own zeal for things or the zeal that God places in us for his will.
- Revelation 3:19 - We need to be zealous. Just be careful of what we are zealous for. Are we zealous for our own desires or for God's will?
- 2 Peter 3:1-18 - To stir us (zeal) your pure mind you need to remember the holy prophets and commandments. Know that there is going to be scoffers in the last days who will try to effect your pure mind. God calls us to repentance and says to get back on fire for Him!
- See Romans 12:1-2
Children's Lesson: "Jesus is Alive"
Read Matthew 28:2
Questions to Answer:
1. Who carried sweet spices to the sepulcher?
2. When did the women go to the sepulcher?
3. Who rolled away the stone?
4. Who talked to the women?
5. Why was Jesus not in the grave?
Bible Verse:
"The Lord is risen indeed." Luke 24:34
Prayer Requests:
Ray W. - back problems... getting the appropriate medication; salvation
Larry S. - salvation
Ed G. - salvation
Ron J. - salvation
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